Lady&#39;s garment



Dec. 22, 1931. s. KARPF ET AL LADY S GARMENT Filed May 7, 1929a'noemtomz $25516??? 3& 1 M7) I Q Q LWV Patented Dec. 22, 1931 v SIMONIKARIPF AND HARRISROMAN, or NEW YORK, 1min I. s

L/ADYS GARMENT,

Application filed May 7, 1929. serial No; 361,070.

bodiment of the invention the garment is of one piece and comprises apair of knickers or the equivalent of conventional form with which isassociated'an over-skirt. The skirt is of such construction that it maybe drawn up over the body to constitute a blouse thus leaving theknickers exposed. In general appearance the material constituting theskirt is so treated that the skirt itself will be of pleasing appearancebut so constructed as to lend itself readily to the conversion, with noinconvenience to the wearer, and without the removal of either theknickers or the skirt. More particularly, the improved garment includesa skirt portion which is so constructed that the skirt is unbroken incontour when in place but which may be provided with openings to receivethe arms when the skirt is .used as a blouse. Other securing means maybe included in the skirt to give it the style and finish of a blouse sothat it will readily adapt itself to the body of the wearer.

The construction will be described more fully in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing the improved garment withthe skirt portion in place as a blouse.

Figure 2 is a View in side elevation of the garment shown in' Figure 1.'

Figure 3 is a view inside-elevation of the garment shownin Figures 1 and2 with the skirt portion loweredfrom the body and in placeas a skirt v vThe knickers or pants in may be of any material and shape to serve the,purpose for which intended. Theseknickers are secured to a waist at a byany preferred or convenient are secured together by buttons 1) which maymeans The waist isa convertibleyskirt portion a whichisillus'trated 'inFigure 3 as overlying the lmickers c, shown in dotted lines. When thisskirt portion is thusfposi tioned the knickers are not=observable andthe wearer appears inconventional.skirt at-j tire. When it isde'sired tohavesuch freedom of'action as knickers afford the skirt portion a 'canbe drawn up and secured over the body as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2so as to con- 6 stit-ute a blouse and exposethe knickers. "Itisdesired,in accordancegwith the invention I to accomplish thisconversion in a way-which will be wholly convenient to the wearer andwithoutrequiring the removal of-the knickers or the skirt. Inotherwords,it is desired/to J so designthe skirt as to enableit to be drawndirectly upwardly-and secured in place over I the body. Differentdetails of construction will suggest themselves to one skilled in theart for accomplishing this conversionin the manner indicated. As shownin the drawings the skirt portion is split down the front and when theskirt isin place these portions 1 or not be exposed to view depending ontheir arrangement and relationship to the material.- In "the illustrated"embodiment they are not exposed to. view when the-skirt is in place butare exposed when the skirt 9'6 portion is drawn up to form a blouse. Insuch a case some of the buttons at the neck edge may be left unbu'ttonedto-form lapels' a of; pleasing appearance. I Further, the lower open endof the skirt may be'clo sed to some; extent when it is drawn up as'ablouse by a series of buttons a, cl; at' opposite sides overlying.thefshoulders when 7 the blouse is worn. In such an arrangement anampleneck opening is left'r Additional buttons 6 engage the cooperatingbuttonholes engaged by the buttons 0 and cl, thus closing the slits.when the skirt portion functions normally insuch capacity. In additionto the opening down the front the skirt portion is also formed withopenings a at opposite sides which may be of any desired length for thepurpose-to be described. 'Asshown in Figure 3 such openings arecontinuations of the openings closed W by the buttons 6 anditself can beclosed when PAT NT FF C the skirt is in use by means of hooklessfasteners or other securing means such as snap fastenersor buttons. Whenthe openings a are Opened Wide by disengagement of the fasten- 5 ingmeans therefor, the skirt portion can be drawn up over the body and thearms inserted through the opposite side openings (1*. V The. extentofthese openingscan be regulated by the securing devices to acommodatejthepar- V p 7 10 ticular wearer. r

- From the description given it will be-un- V 'derstood that there ishere embodied in a single garment complete adaptability for the twoconditions of use and. the style and ap- 15 pearance of each garment,considered ensemble, fully retained The material of, the dif-V ferentsections andthe color schemes canibe worked out harmoniously and, ifdesired,the inner and outer portions of the skirt may presentdifierentefiects so that some variation is displayed depending onwhether the skirt is in use oriis; converted into a blouse. The easewith which the conversioncan be accomplishedunder any circumstancesfurtherenhances the adaptability of the garment for. V differentconditions since the wearer can,

without requiring privacy, quickly drop. the skirt in= placeto draw itup over the body to 1 give the blouse efi'ect. r I

QfChangesin details which do. not afiect'the V principle involved willsuggest themselves to skilled designers but all such changes are tobedeemed withinthe scope of, the appended claims. v c

,What we claim is: 4

71-. A ladys garment comprising knickers, an over-skirt united therewithand having openings at the opposite sides thereof, said skirt beingformed with portions adaptedto V fitthe-shoulders of the wearer wherebythe same is adapted for use as a blouse when drawn; up over the body,saidopenings constituting arm-holes for the blouse and means toclose'the arm-holes to anydesired-extent;

V V 2. A ladysgarment comprising knickers,

a :skirt portion united therewith and split down the 'frontand havingopenings at op- 7 posite sides,'said skirt being adapted'to be drawn upover the body to constitute a blouse,

means to secure'the. front opening more or less for-the blouse andindependent means to close said side openings for the skirtQ Thisspecification signed this27th clay of April, A. D. 1929. i V

. j r SIMON KARPF. V

' HARRIS ROMAN.

